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Hoodwinked by Hollywood, Tech Lobby Study Suggests

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The two controversial piracy bills in Congress may be temporarily on hold, but that doesn't mean the fight is over. Far from it.


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In SOPA Debate, Responsibility of Websites and ISPs Should be Front and Center

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One of the important themes running through the SOPA debate—and the one least likely to go away, even as the threat of website blocking and other more extreme responses to [...]

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Revenge of the Nerds: Websites Go Dark in Protest of Piracy Bills

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If you go to Wikipedia today, be forewarned. The free online encyclopedia, along with more than 7,000 others such as Reddit, Mozilla and Wordpress, are blacked out in protest of [...]

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SOPA Halted in the House

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The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act has been stopped dead in its tracks in the House. Until there is broader consensus among the lawmakers about legislation that would crack down [...]

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Rep. Smith to Remove Controversial Provision From SOPA

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The debate over how to crack down on foreign Web sites that steal U.S. content or sell counterfeit goods took yet another turn late Friday. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman [...]

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Can Issa, Wyden Change Piracy Debate?

Performance Marketing

The debate in Congress over the best way to shut down foreign websites that steal U.S. copyright material and sell counterfeit goods could be about to shift. At least that's [...]